European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 29, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 a photo just what he needs san Diego police chief Bill Kolender presents retirement gifts a bag of food a police identification card and a plastic fire hydrant to Clodo a 5-year-old Newnan Shepherd. Clodo the first Retiree from san Diego s canine corps will live with office Cheryl Morel background. Alaska Volcano s Ash smoke threaten population Center Anchorage Alaska a Augustine Volcano began a pulsating eruption thursday pumping smoke and Ash More than nine Miles High and spreading it Towa Dalaska s major population Center scientists said. The 4,025-foot Volcano which looms out of Cook Inlet on its own uninhabited Island about 175 Miles Southwest of Anchorage exploded Early thursday after weeks of spectacular steaming and stewing. Authorities in Anchorage issued a health Alert urging people to stay Home and avoid exercise because of the Ash and advised livestock owners to keep their animals indoors to avoid respiratory problems. Fishing vessels the coast guard and residents of the coastal Community of Homer reported that the Peak which had been quiet since its last eruption in 1976, Thun dered alive at about 2 ., said Tom Miller a u  Survey Vulcan Logist. It appears since about 12 30  To about 12 noon thursday to have been through at least seven eruptive phases or eruptive pulses said Miller who flew near the Volcano late thursday. Miller said he saw several narrow pyroclastic flows superheated dense mixtures of Gas and Ash streaming Down the flanks of the Mountain. Some flows which Werea few Hundred Yards wide reached the sea. They Are very violent sorts of things he said. I could see several of them Degassing or  Miller said the sporadic pulses could continue producing Clouds of Ash and smoke for several Days. So far it seems to be a relatively mild eruption said state seismologist John Davies. We expect this activity will continue for a few Days. We really Don t know " Augustine hurled a column of corrosive Ash and debris nine Miles into the air and prevailing winds carried the Cloud North turning a fresh Blanket of Snow Brown. By late thursday the Cloud was 150 Miles Long and about 30 Miles wide the Federal aviation administration said. Churach electric association which provides Power to most of South Central Alaska asked non Csc tial Busi Nesses to close and customers to immediately Cut Power consumption. The Utility said it May have to reduce Power production by two thirds if it is forced to shut Down generators to protect turbines from the Ash. All non essential soldiers and civilians at the army s fort Richardson on the outskirts of Anchorage were sent Home said base spokeswoman Doris Thomas. By Early afternoon most City and state workers in Anchorage also were ordered to take the rest of the Day off. In Soldotna on the Kenai Peninsula the Cloud brought the stench of Fulfur. City workers stopped using computers to protect the electronic components from the thick Ash and dust. We have a very very Strong odor of Fulfur. It s almost overpowering said to Clark a reporter at radio station cry in Soldotna. A score of airliners flying the Polar route Between the Orient and Europe were diverted from Anchorage to Fairbanks. Pilots were warned to stay out of the Ash Clouds and cover their planes while on the ground. The air Force hustled several of its f-15 Eagle fighter jets from Elmendorf fab outside Anchorage to Remot Alert stations. The army Alaska air National guard and the air Force moved their aircraft into hangars to protect them from the Ash. California denies Sirhan s 8th parole request Oval Iliad. Calif. A sir inn sir or no in non. To. Soledad. Sirha Nan was denied parole for the eighth time thursday and the parole Board called the 1968 murder of sen. Robert f. Kennedy an attack on the democratic system of the United  Sirhan who earlier apologized to the Board for the assassination flinched As the ruling was announced. His eyes appeared to fill with tears As he listened to the Board s statement which called for him to undergo intensive psychiatric testing and therapy and to be transferred to the state medical facility at Vacaville 50 Miles East of Sanfrancisco. The three member panel deliberated for2/2 hours. After Sirhan s last hearing a different Board took just three minutes to reject his bid. Chairman Albert m. Leddy said it had been a difficult decision stressing that the Board wanted to treat Sirhan the Sames any other prisoner. We wished also to assure the safety of the people of California Leddy said. The offence was carried out in a cruel and Cal Lous manner. The crime was an attack on the democratic system of the  Luke Mckissack Sirhan s lawyer told reporters after the announcement that the panel had misled Sirhan by commending him for his prison accomplishments then issuing a decision based on matters that were not discussed. We were led Down the Primrose path and sucked in Mckissack said. It was ultimately a subterfuge because the old arguments were trotted out  Sirhan was very disappointed but Calm Mckissack said. I Don t know what More he can do. His behaviour cannot Bemore  i m sorry it happened said Sirhan 42. I wish it had never  los Angeles Deputy District attorney Larry Trapp who had argued against sir Nan s release said the decision was proper. I Don t think he should get out for a very Long time maybe someday when we revery old men Trapp said. He argued that the jordanian immigrant Sands of time should not be freed because his crime was an enormous offence against the  Trapp told the panel the eighth to consider Freedom for Sirhan since he first was eligible for parole in 1975, that it should Send out the message this is a crime that will never be tolerated or treated with  this was not an average homicide Trapp said As the hearing ended. It Sirhan touched an entire nation. It affected the entire political fabric of the  Mckissack who represented Sirhan at the panel meeting at Soledad prison said his client has Learned that assassination can t solve the Middle East s problems Sirhan is ready for release and i will encourage you to set him free As soon As possible he told the Board. But Trapp suggested that Sirhan who premeditated and planned the killing could kill again. Panel members commended Sirhan for Good behaviour in prison his recent clean record and dedication to his food server s Job. They asked Why he was not taking More educational courses and participating in self help programs. Sirhan said he had taken All the courses he could find and added i be done a lot of self study on my own. I do a lot of religious Reading As Well As other general Reading  the panel also considered a report by prison psychiatrist or. Philip s. Hicks which said in part this individual seems to be genuinely rehabilitated and Demon Strates no evidence of current fanaticism or proneness toward violence. He appears to be an excellent candidate for parole and there is no psychiatric contraindication  Sirhan was convicted of the fatal shoot ing of Kennedy during a political rally in alos Angeles hotel. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 29, 1946 food rations in the British occupation zone will be increased to 1,040 calories daily begin Ning april 1, according to German press reports. Germans Are currently allocated less than 1,000 calories daily. 30 years ago today. March 29, 1956 in its first mention of Josef Stalin since his denunciation at the communist party Congress pravda attacked the late dictator As a vainglorious Man whose High handed decisions greatly harmed the communist party. 20 years ago Forfay. March 29, 1966 the French government is re ported ready to remove its troops from nato commands in july according to a newspaper report in Paris. 10 years ago today. March 29,1976 Patricia Hearst had split with sym ionese liberation army soldiers William and Emily har Ris and planned to flee to the East coast in the weeks before her arrest according to rolling Stone Magazine. Services fear scrapping new go Bill will Hurt recruitment and retention Washington a the Reagan administration s proposal to scrap the new i Bill is expected by military planners to Hurt recruitment a congressional study said thursday. Hex eneral accounting office said in a report to . Montgomery d-miss., chairman of the House vet Erans affairs committee that it could not conclusively determine the effect of the new i Bill that was passed by Congress in 1984. 3 but the report said army statistics show a marked recruiting improvement since the new i Bill was started on july 1, 1985." it also said that managers in the army Navy and air Force believe its elimination could Hurt their ability to recruit High Quality enlistees. President Reagan s proposed budget for fiscal 1987 would scrap the new i Bill and revert to the previous More modest program of benefits called the Veteran educational assistance program. Montgomery who sponsored the new Bill has sharply criticized the administration s proposal. He met with White House budget director James Miller this week to oppose the proposal. The facts do not support the administration s position and the credibility of the administration continues to erodes a result he said. Under the new i Bill a service member May contribute $1,200 in the first 12 months of service and in return receive a Basic education Benefit of $10,800. Under the leap program military personnel could contribute up to $2,700 at any time during enlistment and the return i benefits was twice the amount put in. In addition the new program provides an educational Benefit of up to $5,040, without a contribution for those staying in the service at least six years including Reserve duty. Ine benefits Are designed to encourage enlistment and to ease a service member s return to civilian life. The Gao report cited an army program management estimate that returning to the old benefits could annually result in 8,625 High school graduates who score in the to halt of the mental ability test not enlisting "